New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-03
,o,. 70 watch for the italians add soabs." The

Aoys to watch for the Italians aud ascsps'" Inc
Sounesters wore chased by the police. .,;. r,o
Below Canal-st there was n'tio ", no Of Srnday
The LONG piers were mostly empty and In inc street
was only an occasional truck All the men on er 70,
l. Of the hns ett work in tn. morning
cxcept twelve who are old employees Superintendeht
Brody said ,ha. no freight was being refused ny sne
,xonid be nj work About the condition oil AFFAIRS
existed at the other piers OF this company
IL was reported on Tuesday that the men employed
by the John H. Starin Transportation Company when
handles freight for the Delaware Lackawanna ana
Western Railroad, had struck. But late yesterday
afternoon the arge building was crowded WIZ hsr
men who refused to go out when the on the other
piers did The Lehigb Valley Companys per- NO.
North RIVER was deserted most OF the dav except as
the who were at work there day or TWO S
tor Their pay. New men are expected to 60 TO Work
this morning. s.or
Agent Boden who has charge Of the Empire STAT
Union and National Line piers tcontroied 9y tne
syyapia Railroad was bringing l0O Italians
down to the pier OF daylight YESTERDAY W." fright
Grandst they were attacked BY siTke , wortoS at
thsss -" nsrs under the protection OF the police Ihe
Erie road brought 100 Italians to tho piers AZ Snn
berss and put them to %ota ha~s eeen ee up on
hsr,es that are mooed the pier and the iaboers
viii be kept there for the present Inc Jersey sSs
pier was deserted and the big doors leading 70 were
MANY o, the men at St. johns Park and Pier No.
2 downtown fright DEL Of ana p,tT 81 ha a1 noon
nsnsn were stationed at the entrance to the big
Sepot with orders to allow no one to pass INSIDE.
However few Italian walking delegates managed 10
slp through and at noon eighty OF the
left tho building. large number also stopped WORK
on the pier. big crowd of strikers was in HudsOnst,
near the building, and Superintendent Hazelon was
tcIegraohe for He however doned that more than
few men had gone out 1t was said later on in the
afternoon that sixty of the Italian treight-handlers
At the Morgan Line pier freight was coming yester-
day faster tban it could be taken care OF The large
MI. Lov aud hata an hAra
seemed to be little room Tor any more Inc III poraao
arrived on Tuesday night, and is lying out in the
waiting tor the FL Pas0 to be 1nosdeu SO .nas
she can get into the dock The FL Pasos cargo was
almost discharged last night and the men Will Degm
The Arizma. OF the Guon Line. came up to her pier
carly Yesterday and nonunion men we're at work all
day removing her cargo The City OF Chicago. OF the
Ininan Line will put TO sea to-day tao days late AT
day before. The new men are daily becoming more
accustomed to tho work.
The Providence and Stonington stesmsniP COMPANY
hiss resumed the running its Providence line which
was interrupted by the freight tronb es The Stonhg
ton Line has not been interrupted at all The steamers
OF both lines will leave New-YOrk at D p. ~ on and
after Monday, instead OF 4:3O.
The fret ht- handlers in the employ OF the west
Shore Railroad held meeting yesterday at NO. 20
and reports were received from the companys docks
which showed that business was at complete stahd,
stll only few non-union men having been secured
TO take the place OF the strikers Many strikers who
had not been previously affiliated with the union were
initiated. Resolutions unanimously adopted
plelgjnc the members stand by the strike until the
demsnds OF the coahandlers had teen granted.
The eht-handlers on strike on the Jersey
Central and Pennsylvania piers held meeting at
Foley's Hall, ut New Church aud THAMES SITS. About
10 O'clock committee from the treigbt-handlers OF
the st. Johns Park depot of the New-fork Central
road called OF the meeting and stated that they were
ready to strike. They were unOrganized ana wanted
an organizer They were told to strike and come TO
the hall and thew would be organized About l;3V
D. M over 200 of them came to the hall and were ad
into he
all day. =. m, -,,.
vessels are being slowly unoaded and at the Mallory
Line and Wards Line iers the nonunion men worked
without interference.
Up to yesterday the retail coaaealers had not taken
sny united action in regard to the strike but have
been satisfied with getting what coal they could where
they could the lowest price, hiring their own men 10
handle 1t and often boats to carry II from the piers OF
the wholesale companies to their own wharYes On
Tuesday nvit ton sent out TO all the dealers IN
this city and Brooklyn to meet at the Coal Exchange
yesterday afternoon and discuss the SITUATION me
meeting was held with closed doors and only coal
dealer admitted IL was learned, however, that
the general opinion was IN avor OF union OF dealers
TO fight the handlers and the boatmen Nothing was
done however and the meeting adjourned until
some further date. The situation among lie coa com
psnes remains pr cticaly unchanged except mai the
new men are daily becoming more expert IN hanuhng
GOAL. 1t was estimated yesterday by dealer that at
least 80 900 tons coal being dumped each day
at the various yards in NewJerSey along tho Hudson
River.
Alexander White, Frank May and Patrick Mannix, a
committee from the treght-handlers, waited upon Col
lecor AasOne yesterday in behalf OF the Goyernmen
weighers laborers strike. They requested mat
the Goverumcnt should pay 40 cents an hour TO hese
men. the under the Republican Administration
and the same private emploSere pay Inc Colector
said thai he had absolute authority in the matter,
but would il to the Secretary OF the Treasury
The bon er-makers the repair shop connected with
the nran and Red Star steamship conf anies IN ger
sey City, went strike four days ago because
scas employed to work on the steamer olty OF
Chicago Yesterday these men requested to be re-
ed assented
John H. Taylor ticket clerk OF the Guion Line on Its
pier started with one OF the Office clerks Yesterday to
take valua able papers to the manager at No 20
Broadway. They had barely crossed Westst when
they set upon by hatdOzen strikers. The office
clerk managed to get away, but Taylor was badly
beaten.
The Brooklyn water front was extremely quiet yes
terday tor slight assault By strikers upon non
union who went from bis ork at Prentces Stores
for bis dinner at place In Furman-st. lie was Oh his
way back when several men beset him, and after knock
Ing him down kicked him about the head. He went
back to work with several strips OF court plaster his
face He said he could not identity his assailants
Several of the Italians employed in place OF toe strik-
ers have been arrested Tor carrying concealed wear
While the supply OF coal IN Brooklyn Is dairy
lessening the price not increased yesterday Con-
tractor II. e. Townsend is unable to supply the
County Buildings with toal under The terms OF his con
tract and tn Commissioners of Charities forced TO
buy in the open market. They are laying 50 ton,
an advance Of So the contract price The differ
enoe will be recovered by proceedings against the con-
tractors bondsmen, who are III. j. Dady aud Robert
Payne.
Owing tne continued strike O
docks and inability ship goods the Devoe Manu-
featuring Company compelled to shut down the en-
Hunters Point Yesterday throwing between
800 and 400 persons out Of employment.
NEW MEN ATTACKED IN HOBOKEN.
SOME OF THE FREIGHT. HANDLERS IN JERSEY CITY
REFUSE TO OBEY THE ORDER TO STRIKE
In accordance with their threat. the Pennsylvania
Railroad Companys reighhsnders in Jersey City quit
work at noon yesterday. The men In the local depot
ct Warren and Plymouth sts went out first and they
were soon Joined by the men from the piers The
latter before leaving the piers, went to
Superintendent Tldens Office In body and asked him
II their demands TO be conceded Mr. 1ilden said
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